Around The Way Curls

As we go into our 3rd week of quarantine with nothing but uncertainty ahead, we share our most recent revelations. Shanti considers turning to psychedelic drugs and defends her opposition to light skin or light skin love, while Antoinette considers becoming a DJ and feels at home with her new #DarkWhite Tribe. For this week’s topic, our greatest escape from reality comes from savior Joe Exotic of...

It’s day 11 of social distancing/ the quarantine and we begin to investigate the harder questions of life: Is Shanti really in love with Regina and Zoe Kravitz? Is she really a lesbian? How exactly did Dnice DJ for 8 hours straight? What’s up with the name Whoopi Goldberg? And most importantly why is this sh*t not sustainable? Is capitalism to blame? What do we want to do once we are out of this C...

In this week's episode, we hunker down, discuss Covid-19 and share our quarantine updates. Shanti thinks this is it, while Antoinette trusts that humanity will prevail. We begin our book club with chapter one of Pleasure Activism and share who taught us to feel good. Join us… IG: @aroundthewaycurls Call us: (215) 948-2780‬ Email us: aroundthewaycurls@gmail.com Subscribe and Rate! https://podcasts....

In episode 71, we are joined by half of the men that make up PVO Global (Positive Vibes Only Global). After Antoinette had the time of her life at their NYE Party in Ghana, she was hyped they were down to link up for an episode. Tune in while the Nigerian homies, Nas & Chi candidly discuss how PVO Global came to be, what positivity means to them, who has the best Jollof, and whether or not the...

In episode 70, we begin with Shanti tapping into her inner Larry David while Antoinette may have found some answers to her recent health mysteries. In honor of March as "Women's History Month", we dive deeper into our pleasure activism with help from the brilliant Black minds of Audre Lorde and Adrienne Maree Brown confronting our own processing of pleasure and codings of the erotic. Join us…. Cal...

In this week’s episode, Antoinette shares a recent health scare (hold her in prayer) while Shanti focuses on far more shallow matters such as new hair products (hold her in prayer). The topic this week was inspired by “Pleasure Activism” a book written by Adrienne Maree Brown. We talk about where we create pleasure in our lives and the complicated ways pleasure is often entangled with shame and pe...

In this week's episode, Shanti asks us to imagine a world where men (and their penises) ovulate, while Antoinette shares her dismay around the design of the new OneUnited debit Card that features Harriet Tubman throwing up the “Wakanda forever” salute. For our main topic, we discuss the difference between being alone and being lonely and the importance of differentiating the two. Join us…. Call us...

In this week’s episode, we announce our first live show at The Roots Picnic May 30! Shanti talks about her fetish with lace front weaves while Antoinette keeps her peace with YouTube meditations. For our main topic, we discuss our Galentine’s day festivities with the girls, judge celebrity couples’ sex lives, and end with a Valentine's special of F*&%, Marry, Kill. Join us. Call us: (215) 948-...

In episode 66, we share our NYC artsy jawn activities and share our opinions on Jlo & Shakira’s Super Bowl halftime show. For our main topic, we remember the life & legacy of Kobe Bryant and reflect on how his death has deepened our yearning to live life fully and grapple with grief as a community. Join us. Call us: (215) 948-2780‬ Subscribe and Rate! "The Black Mamba was equal parts man a...

In episode 65, Shanti & Antoinette are reunited at last. Join us as we discuss long-term goals versus daily intention settings, what ours are, and how we plan on putting them to practice in 2020. Get in touch. Call us! 215-948-2780 Buy Nicki Minaj's Feeling Myself here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/feeling-myself-feat-beyonc%C3%A9/1440851747?i=1440851762 See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

In this episode, Shanti sits with Dashira Harris who is a Peabody-award-winning multi-media journalist and entrepreneur based in Panama. Join us as we discuss AfroDiasporic Identity, colonization, and the historical and present-day class and color complex and hierarchy among Latinxs throughout the Americas. Follow Dash: https://www.instagram.com/diasporadash/ https://twitter.com/InADash Follow her...

This week Shanti is joined by poet and author Julia Mallory. Together, we talk about her journey with grief after losing her father unexpectedly at the age of 13 followed by the murder of her 17-year-old son in 2017. Join us as we navigate how despite being gripped by grief, Julia deliberately seeks joy and pleasure through her self care practices and writing. You can purchase Julia's book here: h...

We're back! In episode 62 Shanti and Antoinette catch up on each other's lives since their two-week hiatus. Shanti talks about ringing in the new year content and crying in the tub while Antoinette recaps her recent trip to Morocco and Ghana for The Year Of The Return. Duality is a thing right? Join us. Remember to rate and subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/around-the-way-curls...

Happy holidays y'all. We are taking a break but will be back with brand new content January 9th. Tune in then : ) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week’s episode, Shanti shares her birthday celebrations while Antoinette battles the flu and prepares for her trip to Ghana. Tis the season for gift giving and shopping so for our topic this week we dive into the values of “Buying Black” and Black wealth. Is Black wealth the way to our collective liberation? Will the revolution be monetized? Join us. Saul Williams Interview is from The Bre...

In episode 60, Antoinette returns from Bronchitis with a new perspective on life while Shanti celebrates her upcoming Jesus year. For our main topic, we discuss the newly released, highly anticipated, “Queen and Slim”. One of us left feeling inspired and touched, while the other left wanting her money back. Who is who? Join us for another episode from around the way... Be sure to rate and subscrib...

In episode 59, Shanti is joined by Tsehaitu while Antoinette recovers from bronchitis. Shanti shares how she ruined the mac and cheese for Thanksgiving and together they bring life to the act of Ghosting. Is ghosting wrong? Is it just a sign of the times? What are the consequences of ghosting? How do we stop ghosting and being ghosted? Join us for another episode... Buy Prince's How Come U Don't C...

Happy Thanksgiving to all the curls from around the way. We'll be back with a full episode next week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In episode 57, Antoinette prepares herself for a white Thanksgiving while Shanti's only update is a new winter jacket. Together we share our love for Ryan Gosling and dive head-first into Shanti's recent disagreement with her mother about love. Provoked by the incident and inspired by Esther, we share our answers to Dr. Perel's questions about love beginning with "How did you learn to love"... Lis...

In episode 56 your girls are together sharing updates on our holiday plans, our opinions on T.I's most recent parental failure, & discussing our sheer confusion over Issa Rae's newest project. The main topic of the week is "when you leave, make sure you go". How do we truly break emotional, physical, and spiritual ties with partners when we leave relationships? This topic is super relevant to...

In episode 55, we talk about Holiday woes, Popeye's chicken sandwiches that taste like Shwarma, and being emotionally imbalanced. We dedicated the topic of the week to our all-time favorite love story - Love Jones. We dive into this 90's cult classic and talk about the music, art, actors, cinematography, and plot line about the complexity and simplicity of love. Join us! See Privacy Policy at http...

In episode 54, Antoinette is joined by the great Jade of All Jades. They discuss being conflicted about Tyler Perry, ignoring Kanye West despite knowing that Jesus is King & in honor of Halloween all the things that scare them (no matter how small or large). It's a light convo for a change. Enjoy while you can cause you know how we do : ) Follow Jade of All Jades on IG @jadeofalljades and visi...

In episode 53, we cover the union we didn't know we needed of Drake's dad and reality star Queen Tiffany Pollard. We also discuss Gina Rodriguez's recent usage of the N-word in pop culture and ask the ever-present question, "who is allowed to use the N-word?". And we top it off with this week's main topic: marriage. Do we want it? Are we ready? Is it even necessary? What are our views of a healthy...

Mama, we made it! It’s our 52nd episode! Our baby podcast is officially a year old! In the mood of celebration, we recap Antoinette’s birthday weekend and Shanti’s surprise party and are quickly sobered by yet another recent murder of a beautiful black body, Atatiana K. Jefferson by the hands of the police. We reminisce on our favorite episodes of the past, dream up what is more to come from Aroun...

Guess who's back?! Shanti returns from her hiatus and jumps back in the ring with Antoinette. In this week's episode, we discuss how to have difficult conversations around social issues and politics after Antoinette was confronted with criticism for her support of Dave Chapelle's newest stand-up. We discuss cancel culture and end up arguing and canceling each other for our opposing views about Amb...